Updating SiteOrigin Premium

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We release SiteOrigin Premium updates with new addons, new features and fixes. Keep the plugin up to date. With an active license, WordPress updates SiteOrigin Premium like any other plugin. You can also update it by hand with a ZIP file from your dashboard.

Update From WordPress

Activate your license key at SiteOriginPremium License. SiteOrigin Premium checks for updates only when a license key is saved. See Premium License Activation.

When a new version is available, it shows in the same places as other plugin updates:

  • DashboardUpdates, in the Plugins list.
  • The Plugins page, as a notice below SiteOrigin Premium.

Update SiteOrigin Premium as you update any plugin. To let WordPress install new versions for you, click Enable auto-updates next to SiteOrigin Premium on the Plugins page.

SiteOrigin Premium asks siteorigin.com for a new version about every three hours. If you know an update is out and it does not show yet, go to DashboardUpdates and click Check again.

Update by Uploading a ZIP File

Use this method when your site cannot connect to siteorigin.com, or when your license is not active on the site.

  1. Download the latest SiteOrigin Premium ZIP file from the Downloads tab of your SiteOrigin dashboard.
  2. In WordPress, go to PluginsAdd Plugin and click Upload Plugin.
  3. Click Choose File, select the ZIP file and click Install Now.
  4. WordPress shows “This plugin is already installed.” with a table that compares the current and uploaded versions. Click Replace current with uploaded.

WordPress replaces the plugin files and shows “Plugin updated successfully.” If SiteOrigin Premium was active, it stays active. Your addon settings and license key stay as they are.

Update Errors

Download failed. License key expired or not activated for this URL.
SiteOrigin refused the download. This happens when the license has expired, or when it is not active for this site’s address. For example, you activated the license on a temporary address and then moved the site to its final address.

  1. If the license has expired, renew it. See Renewing an Existing License.
  2. If the site moved, deactivate the old address in your dashboard. See Managing Your Activated Sites.
  3. Go to SiteOriginPremium License and click Save to activate the license for the current address.
  4. Run the update again.

No update shows, or the License page says it could not reach the licensing server
Your site cannot connect to siteorigin.com. See Connecting to SiteOrigin. Until the connection works, update by uploading the ZIP file.